Do the Right Thing - Mookie X

For Your Reference

Send us a text

Welcome to our Reference Degustation where we take you through a month long double dolly celebration of Spike Lee Joints.

Tune in to Mister Senor Love Daddy, curate the Wall of Fame and survive the rising heat. Keep it nasty to your ears, the ears to your nasty with Do the Right Thing this week.
If you'd like to watch along, we will be covering the below...
Do The Right Thing (1989)
Malcolm X (1992)
Bamboozled (2000)
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Thanks to patrons and guests for contributing to common and recurring themes we will be incorporating as we review.
Check out more tasty Reference Degustations...
2020 - Hayao Miyazaki
2021 - Taika Waititi
2022 - Quentin Tarantino
2023 - Takashi Miike
2024 - Martin Scorsese
We also posted coverage for exclusive early access to Sinners Trailer 2 and had our submitted question answered by Ryan Coogler.

Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram

Chapters

1. Introduction and Banter (00:00:00)

2. Start (00:00:52)

3. Podcast Kickoff (00:00:57)

4. Spike Lee Celebration (00:01:22)

5. Discussing 'Do The Right Thing' (00:01:46)

6. Initial Thoughts and Themes (00:04:59)

7. Spike Lee's Filmmaking Style (00:10:41)

8. Music and Cultural Impact (00:27:50)

9. Racism and Social Commentary (00:32:01)

10. Understanding Cultural Perspectives (00:36:08)

11. Spike Lee's Impact and Lessons (00:36:27)

12. Global Racism and Misconceptions (00:36:49)

13. Analyzing Characters and Themes (00:37:51)

14. Spike Lee's Cameos and Comparisons (00:41:28)

15. Mookie's Role and Actions (00:44:48)

16. Sal's Racism and Community Dynamics (00:49:28)

17. Final Thoughts and Reflections (00:53:00)